1 Kings 22:3 - Printer Friendly

ESV: And the king of Israel said to his servants, "Do you know that Ramoth-gilead belongs to us, and we keep quiet and do not take it out of the hand of the king of Syria?"

NIV: The king of Israel had said to his officials, "Don’t you know that Ramoth Gilead belongs to us and yet we are doing nothing to retake it from the king of Aram?"

NASB: Now the king of Israel said to his servants, 'Are you aware that Ramoth-gilead belongs to us, yet we are hesitant to take it out of the hand of the king of Aram?'

CSB: The king of Israel had said to his servants, "Don’t you know that Ramoth-gilead is ours, but we’re doing nothing to take it from the king of Aram?"

NLT: During the visit, the king of Israel said to his officials, 'Do you realize that the town of Ramoth-gilead belongs to us? And yet we’ve done nothing to recapture it from the king of Aram!'

KJV: And the king of Israel said unto his servants, Know ye that Ramoth in Gilead is ours, and we be still, and take it not out of the hand of the king of Syria?

NKJV: And the king of Israel said to his servants, “Do you know that Ramoth in Gilead is ours, but we hesitate to take it out of the hand of the king of Syria?”

This was originally the first half of a combined text. First Kings records the end of David's reign and the rule of Solomon. After this, the kingdom is split in two. The northern nation of Israel no longer submits to the king of the southern nation, called Judah. The prophet Elijah first appears in this book. The kings mostly fail to honor the Lord. They participate in idolatry and other sins. This will eventually result in their conquest and exile, as depicted throughout the books of Chronicles.